4 h. ago Everything Lucy Powell said after victory in Labour's deputy leader contest

Manchester MP Lucy Powell has been elected as Labour's Deputy Party Leader

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4 h. ago Fresh Labour chaos as new deputy leader Lucy Powell challenges Starmer and says he has let 'Farage 'run away with it'

Lucy Powell - who was sacked from the Cabinet by the PM just last month - saw off Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson in the contest.

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5 h. ago Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says she wants Starmer to succeed but party must change – UK politics live

Powell, who was sacked from cabinet in September, says party must be ‘more principled and strategic, less tactical, and strongly guided by our values’Lucy Powell has paid tribute to former Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, saying she has some “big shoes to fill”, as she took to the stage to celebrate her win.Powell spoke about how “division and hate” has increased. She said the desire for change is “palpable”. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Lucy Powell Deputy Labour leader result includes stat which could concern Starmer

In figures that will concern the Prime Minister, the number of eligible voters was 970,642 and a total of 160,993 votes were cast, resulting in a turnout of 16.6%

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6 h. ago Labour left piles pressure on Starmer as sacked critic elected to be his deputy leader

Lucy Powell has beaten Keir Starmer’s preferred candidate education secretary Bridget Phillipson in the contest to replace Angela Rayner as deputy leader

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6 h. ago Blow for Starmer as sacked Cabinet minister Lucy Powell wins Labour deputy leader contest

Lucy Powell - who was sacked from the Cabinet by the PM just last month - saw off Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson in the contest.

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6 h. ago Lucy Powell says Labour ‘must change how we do things’ after becoming new deputy leader – UK politics live

Lucy Powell says ‘we’ve let Farage and his ilk’ shape the narrative in UK politics for too longLucy Powell has paid tribute to former Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner, saying she has some “big shoes to fill”, as she took to the stage to celebrate her win.Powell spoke about how “division and hate” has increased. She said the desire for change is “palpable”. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Meet Lucy Powell, the minister ousted by Starmer who is now his deputy

Lucy Powell’s victory is likely to be seen as a call from the Labour membership for a change of direction amid growing unhappiness with Sir Keir Starmer’s government

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7 h. ago Labour’s new deputy leader to be announced – UK politics live

Polling suggests Lucy Powell enjoyed a healthy lead over Bridget Phillipson as voting closed on ThursdayThere will be no big event to mark the new deputy leader result on Saturday, just a camera in Labour HQ with the results and a short speech from the winner. Some of Lucy Powell’s backers are irritated by the low-key plan. There are fears that she may be in effect frozen out – and uncertainty over whether she would be able to do her own broadcast rounds or election organising. “They need to respect the mandate if she wins,” one ally said.Senior strategists had hoped five weeks ago to avoid a contest altogether, with a high threshold for MP nominations. Keir Starmer made appointments in the reshuffle for the party chair and the deputy prime minister, crowding out the role of deputy leader.This sounds like an operational error, but the buck has to stop somewhere, and it has to stop at the top, at the justice secretary, the home secretary and the prime minister.They have said that the...

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8 h. ago Manchester MP Lucy Powell expected to be named Labour's new deputy leader

The Manchester Central MP is expected to be named Labour's new deputy leader when the results of the contest are announced on Saturday.

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9 h. ago Inside race to replace Angela Rayner as new deputy Labour leader announced today

Members' polls point to sacked Cabinet minister Lucy Powell being crowned Labour's deputy leader - but Bridget Phillipson's team believe there is still a path to victory

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2 w. ago Labour deputy leader battle turns nasty as Bridget Phillipson allies warn Corbynites want win for 'anti

Supporters of Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary and Starmerite candidate, have warned that the remaining rump of Corbynistas in the party are lining up behind her rival Lucy Powell.

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2 w. ago Tory plan to abolish stamp duty ‘will benefit London and the wealthiest the most’ – UK politics live

The Social Market Foundation thinktank says council tax reform and a property-based tax would be more sustainable and fairerVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen as the favourite and, as Jessica Elgot reports, Powell told supporters yesterday that, if she is elected, she will use the post to argue for changes in the way the government is operating. “We can’t sugarcoat the fact that things aren’t going well,” she said.Powell is no longer a government minister and, if she is elected deputy leader, she will do the job from the backbenches. In an interview on Newsnight last night, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary standing against Powell, said a Powell victory would be “destabilising” for the party. She said:[Electing Powell] risks destabilising the party we best achieve what we need to do together when we have those fierce conversations, including disagreements, behind closed doors.Members need to understa...

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2 w. ago Tories would abolish stamp duty, Badenoch tells party conference – UK politics live

Party leader says measure is a ‘bad tax’ and scrapping it would free up the housing market and improve social mobilityVoting in the Labour deputy leadership election opens today. Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader, is seen as the favourite and, as Jessica Elgot reports, Powell told supporters yesterday that, if she is elected, she will use the post to argue for changes in the way the government is operating. “We can’t sugarcoat the fact that things aren’t going well,” she said.Powell is no longer a government minister and, if she is elected deputy leader, she will do the job from the backbenches. In an interview on Newsnight last night, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary standing against Powell, said a Powell victory would be “destabilising” for the party. She said:[Electing Powell] risks destabilising the party we best achieve what we need to do together when we have those fierce conversations, including disagreements, behind closed doors.Members need to understand tha...

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2 w. ago Neil Kinnock endorses Lucy Powell ahead of crunch Labour deputy leader vote

Lord Kinnock threw his weight behind 'outstanding' Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell, saying she would ensure the whole Labour movement was heard if she became deputy leader

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4 w. ago Fire Brigades Union back Lucy Powell to be Labour's new deputy leader

'The leadership must change direction'

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